US 10,767,869 B2 · User interface for a cooking hob

Abstract

The present invention relates to a user interface (10) for a cooking hob. The user interface (10) or at least a portion of said user interface (10) is subdivided into partitions (12). Each partition (12) corresponds with a cooking zone of the cooking hob. Each partition (12) comprises a digital display (20), at least one power input device (22) and at least one timer input device (24). The digital display (20) includes at least two seven-segment digits. The digital display (20) is provided for indicating a current cooking parameter, in particular a current power value, of the corresponding cooking zone and a current timer value relating to said corresponding cooking zone. Further, the present invention relates to a cooking hob with at least one user interface (10).

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Dependent claims

A user interface for a cooking hob, wherein:

the user interface or at least a portion of said user interface is subdivided into partitions,
each partition corresponds with one of cooking zones of the cooking hob,
each partition comprises a digital display, and
the digital display in each partition includes:
at least two digits for alternatively displaying a current timer value and a current cooking parameter relating to a corresponding cooking zone,
a graphic bar input device for adjusting the current cooking parameter of the corresponding cooking zone, and
a timer input device for adjusting the current timer value of the corresponding cooking zone.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

User interface for a cooking hob

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User interface for a cooking hob

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